Managing ed, @theipaper.com. Journalism, hills, cricket, crisps. Not necessarily in that order.https://bsky.app/profile/willjgore.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/willjgore.bsky.social/post/3mah62jm5622tHow I fell in love with Excel… Column for @theipaper.com https://inews.co.uk/opinion/overhauled-finances-and-found-peace-at-40-411715220 Dec 2025 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:wneng2mopee7pcbewbkfbsd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mah62jm5622thttps://bsky.app/profile/willjgore.bsky.social/post/3m7t6jxxvws2vLetting children skip school for minor ailments isn’t a luxury working parents have. Will that make them more resilient in later life tho? I’m not convinced. Column for @theipaper.com https://inews.co.uk/opinion/too-many-children-coddled-wfh-parents-need-resilience-410037612 Dec 2025 22:53 +0000at://did:plc:wneng2mopee7pcbewbkfbsd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7t6jxxvws2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/willjgore.bsky.social/post/3m7a6pbgalc2uKids are increasingly unmotivated at school - some reasons why and some ways for parents to convince them to buck up… column for @theipaper.com https://inews.co.uk/opinion/teens-unmotivated-school-how-help-them-408402505 Dec 2025 09:35 +0000at://did:plc:wneng2mopee7pcbewbkfbsd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7a6pbgalc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/willjgore.bsky.social/post/3m6m34luxkk2bIn case yesterday’s #budget wasn’t enough to get you nodding off, here is a piece about leaning into wakefulness for @theipaper.com https://inews.co.uk/opinion/20-years-insomnia-how-survive-no-sleep-406725327 Nov 2025 09:38 +0000at://did:plc:wneng2mopee7pcbewbkfbsd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6m34luxkk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/willjgore.bsky.social/post/3lxxhcwjzjk2wForget the snatching of a cap off a child, no adult should be waiting in line for an autograph in the first place. Column for @theipaper.com [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Sep 2025 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:wneng2mopee7pcbewbkfbsd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxxhcwjzjk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/willjgore.bsky.social/post/3lwf2viyu422lKids are away and it’s offering a peculiar glimpse into the future… Column for @theipaper.com [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Aug 2025 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:wneng2mopee7pcbewbkfbsd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwf2viyu422lhttps://bsky.app/profile/willjgore.bsky.social/post/3lwdumwitk22zKids are away for the week, so I’m footloose and fancy-free. But the truth is, I don’t really like it! Column for @theipaper (£20 offer for annual subscription ends Monday) https://inews.co.uk/opinion/child-free-dread-empty-nest-3857518?utm_source=social&utm_medium=team&utm_campaign=summer25&tpcc=summer25_social_team14 Aug 2025 07:59 +0000at://did:plc:wneng2mopee7pcbewbkfbsd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwdumwitk22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/willjgore.bsky.social/post/3lvw3cdyuuk2xFinding common ground with Corbyn - on potatoes, not politics… Column for @theipaper.com https://inews.co.uk/opinion/finally-i-have-some-common-ground-with-corbyn-384728208 Aug 2025 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:wneng2mopee7pcbewbkfbsd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvw3cdyuuk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/willjgore.bsky.social/post/3lvass23tlk2tDurability is my fashion icon. Column for @theipaper.com https://inews.co.uk/opinion/spending-more-than-fiver-t-shirt-youre-mug-383412031 Jul 2025 09:22 +0000at://did:plc:wneng2mopee7pcbewbkfbsd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvass23tlk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/willjgore.bsky.social/post/3lu2zkjxwzs25Kids are licking their lips at the prospect of the long summer holiday. Working parents are desperately trying to sort out a logistical hellscape. Column for @theipaper.com https://inews.co.uk/opinion/working-parent-spending-1000-on-childcare-not-enough-380692316 Jul 2025 08:42 +0000at://did:plc:wneng2mopee7pcbewbkfbsd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu2zkjxwzs25https://bsky.app/profile/willjgore.bsky.social/post/3ltlujvb7nk2aThe profits to be made from flipping homes are down. Good thing too. Column for @theipaper.com https://inews.co.uk/opinion/house-flipping-is-becoming-less-profitable-good-379647310 Jul 2025 08:03 +0000at://did:plc:wneng2mopee7pcbewbkfbsd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltlujvb7nk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/willjgore.bsky.social/post/3lswo7nps2k2mShorts in the office? On your own head (well, legs) be it. But not ‘80s-footballer short, nor skater boi long please. Column for @theipaper.com [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jul 2025 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:wneng2mopee7pcbewbkfbsd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lswo7nps2k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/willjgore.bsky.social/post/3lsgu2hs6rk2tI’ve been blithely reassuring my children for months that we’re not heading for World War III. It’s becoming harder to sound confident… Column for @theipaper.com https://inews.co.uk/opinion/becoming-harder-convince-kids-wont-world-war-376943225 Jun 2025 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:wneng2mopee7pcbewbkfbsd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsgu2hs6rk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/willjgore.bsky.social/post/3lrwstj4rsc2qJust finished my usual breakfast in bed. Give it a try! Column for @theipaper.com https://inews.co.uk/opinion/i-breakfast-in-bed-every-morning-its-a-game-changer-375425319 Jun 2025 05:41 +0000at://did:plc:wneng2mopee7pcbewbkfbsd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrwstj4rsc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/willjgore.bsky.social/post/3lruwrmiv3c2lHeatwave coming; sleep disrupted. The answer? Breakfast in bed. Column for @theipaper.com https://inews.co.uk/opinion/i-breakfast-in-bed-every-morning-its-a-game-changer-375425318 Jun 2025 11:46 +0000at://did:plc:wneng2mopee7pcbewbkfbsd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lruwrmiv3c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/willjgore.bsky.social/post/3lrcwwi635k27Wrote an upbeat piece for @theipaper.com about ‘boil in the bag’ funerals, and the importance of discussing death. I’m keen for a sky burial, if possible. https://inews.co.uk/opinion/boil-in-bag-funerals-challenge-british-squeamishness-about-death-374084611 Jun 2025 08:01 +0000at://did:plc:wneng2mopee7pcbewbkfbsd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrcwwi635k27https://bsky.app/profile/willjgore.bsky.social/post/3lr5rlxww5c2cPrince Harry’s dancing is an example to dads everywhere. It also offers a route back into the hearts of the nation, via a stint on Strictly... Column for @theipaper.com https://inews.co.uk/opinion/prince-harrys-dad-dancing-best-thing-win-strictly-373442809 Jun 2025 06:42 +0000at://did:plc:wneng2mopee7pcbewbkfbsd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr5rlxww5c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/willjgore.bsky.social/post/3lqrd2ulqqk2sWhy high-maintenance gardens should be avoided, however much you love them. It’s not as easy as Monty Don would have you believe… Column for @theipaper.com https://inews.co.uk/opinion/highest-maintenance-garden-and-now-trapped-372841504 Jun 2025 07:50 +0000at://did:plc:wneng2mopee7pcbewbkfbsd2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqrd2ulqqk2s